There are currently 18 to 19 families of snakes with approximately 2,950 different species. With so many snakes, both on land and in the sea, there is a wide variety of colors and sizes. In the ...

A marine snake has evolved to see colour after losing the ability millions of years ago. It is one of only two reptiles known to have regained this type of colour vision. Over the last 25 million ...

Sept. 4 (UPI) --Scientists have found a tropical sea snake that draws oxygen through the top of its head when diving underwater. According to the latest analysis, the blue-banded sea snake uses a ...

Humans use a snorkel and fish have gills. Now researchers have found a sea snake which uses a complex system of blood vessels in its head to draw in extra oxygen when it dives and swims underwater.

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 16 — While Malaysia is home to over 215 snake species, the vast majority are non-venomous, and knowing how ...

Below you can find the list of the top 10 most deadliest and dangerous snakes in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see the 20 most deadliest and ...

New Caledonia residents succeed in educating people to respect their sea kraits. Here a visitor drops to the ground to admire a “tricot raye” crawling ashore for a rest. “That’s OK,” she said. “He ...

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 16 — While Malaysia is home to over 215 snake species, the vast majority are non-venomous, and knowing how ...